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'''Afternoon on the Amazon''' is the sixth installment in the [[Magic Tree House series]]. It was written by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
 
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|published= August 29, 1995
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|publisher= [[Random House Inc.|Random House]]
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|reissue= *[[Scholastic Inc.]], 1996
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*Random House, 2017
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|pages= 66
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|level= 3.1
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|lexile= 290
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|quartet= [[The Mystery of the Magic Spell]]
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|research= ''[[Rain Forests]]''
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|other=''[[Afternoon on the Amazon (audiobook)|audiobook]]''
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|time= [[Neolithic Era]]
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|place= [[The Amazon]]
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|previous=[[Night of the Ninjas]]
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|booknumber=<center><big>6</big></center>
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|next=[[Sunset of the Sabertooth]]
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'''Afternoon on the Amazon''' is the sixth installment in the [[Magic Tree House series]]. It was written by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[Jack]] and [[Annie]] go to the tree house and are whisked off to the Amazon Rainforest. The encounter many creatures and make friends with a monkey.
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[[Jack]] and [[Annie]] go to the tree house and are whisked off to the Amazon Rainforest. They encounter many creatures and make friends with a monkey.
   
==Research Guide==
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==Contents==
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#Where's Peanut?
The non-fiction companion to Afternoon on the Amazon is the [[Research Guides|research guide]] [[Rain Forests]]. It was written by Mary Pope Osborne and [[Will Osborne]] and illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
 
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#Big Bugs
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#Yikes!
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#Millions of Them!
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#Pretty Fish
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#Monkey Trouble
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#Freeze!
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#Vampire Bats?
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#The Thing
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#Halfway There
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==Notes on time and place settings==
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* The research guide explains that they landed in the Amazon rain forest, near the Amazon river. This rain forest is primarily located in the nation of Brazil
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* The only sign of human development is a single wooden canoe. This may suggest that they arrived in the [[Neolithic Era]], a time very early in the growth of civilization. The Neolithic Era was the first time that humans migrated into the Americas.
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* This is one of a few adventures in which Jack and Annie visit the [[Prehistory]], the time before written languages.
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* In terms of [[Internal Chronology]], this takes place one day after their previous adventure, [[Night of the Ninjas]].
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[List of Books]]
 
*[[List of Books]]
 
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Books]]
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[[Category:The Mystery of the Magic Spell]]
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[[Category:Original Series]]

Revision as of 02:02, 18 November 2017

Afternoon on the Amazon is the sixth installment in the Magic Tree House series. It was written by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca.

Synopsis

Jack and Annie go to the tree house and are whisked off to the Amazon Rainforest. They encounter many creatures and make friends with a monkey.

Contents

  1. Where's Peanut?
  2. Big Bugs
  3. Yikes!
  4. Millions of Them!
  5. Pretty Fish
  6. Monkey Trouble
  7. Freeze!
  8. Vampire Bats?
  9. The Thing
  10. Halfway There

Notes on time and place settings

  • The research guide explains that they landed in the Amazon rain forest, near the Amazon river. This rain forest is primarily located in the nation of Brazil
  • The only sign of human development is a single wooden canoe. This may suggest that they arrived in the Neolithic Era, a time very early in the growth of civilization. The Neolithic Era was the first time that humans migrated into the Americas.
  • This is one of a few adventures in which Jack and Annie visit the Prehistory, the time before written languages.
  • In terms of Internal Chronology, this takes place one day after their previous adventure, Night of the Ninjas.

See Also